“Heart of Glass”

Painted and found paper weaving.
Ms. Sillen’s work features landscape-inspired torn paper arrangements. It explores themes of abstraction, space, light, color, texture, and improvisation. She gathers paper from discarded mail, books, and magazines. Her process begins with painting the papers and then exploring color through cutting and manipulation, evolving through intuition and experimentation. “I have always sought wonders in everyday life and nature; remaining open, accepting, and recognizing potential in objects (and people) that others might overlook,” says Ms. Sillen.